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The Office of Energy Policy supports many energy activities across the Commonwealth that touch our schools, homes, businesses, communities and government facilities.
A federal initiative, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, established a Home Energy Rebates program that hardworking Kentucky families may be eligible to access. The program includes pathways for appliance upgrades and whole home projects like wiring and insulation improvements. Kentucky is using the IRA Rebates funds to establish the Kentucky Home Energy Rebates Program, which will be administered through the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Office of Energy Policy (OEP).
Kentucky is forecasted to need an additional 542 trained and licensed/certified professionals to join the workforce for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) rebate programs. Kentucky plans to close this workforce gap by utilizing Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) dollars to support existing training programs and expanding apprenticeship pathways.
Funding provided by DOE under this program may be used to implement a wide range of resilience measures intended to mitigate the impact of disruptive events. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has been awarded 27 million in federal funds to implement grid resiliency projects over the span of 5 years.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a $7 billion grant competition to increase access to affordable, resilient, and clean solar energy for millions of low-income households. The Solar for All competition, which is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, has awarded 60 grants to states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits to create and expand programs that provide financing and technical assistance, such as workforce development, to bring residential solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities. Kentucky is one of the 60 selected applicants.
This page provides information on the Office of Energy Policy's Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Project and past School/Transit Bus Replacement Program which were both funded by VW Settlement Funds.
The primary purpose of the workgroup will be to develop projects eligible for funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Creation Act of 2021. Workgroup stakeholders will consist of academic institutions, individuals, organizations, and business focused on hydrogen production, transportation, delivery, and end use utilization opportunities.
This project, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was developed to assist the Office of Energy Policy in accomplishing the tasks set forth by Senate Joint Resolution 79 of the 2023 Kentucky General Assembly. In partnership with Nuclear Innovation Alliance, this workgroup assisted in identifying barriers to the deployment of nuclear power generation, developing recommendations for a permanent nuclear energy commission that could address these barriers, and in drafting a final report that details the Working Groups activities since its establishment and details these recommendations. Recordings of the Working Group's meeting, reports and documents relating to these meetings, other relevant resources relating to nuclear energy, and the final report can be found here.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is designed to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency.
Several of Kentucky’s state-supported universities and colleges have developed curricula to support Kentucky’s growing energy industry sector.
Explore information and resources on energy affordability in Kentucky.
The Office of Energy Policy is responsible for maintaining databases that quantify energy and its interaction with the environment and economy in the Commonwealth.
Entities receiving funding from the Office of Energy Policy will have reporting requirements as part of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), Grant Agreement (GA), or Personal Services Contract (PSC).
In late fall of 2016, in response to a Request for Proposals, the Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) submitted an application to participate in the National Governor’s Association Policy Academy on Power Sector Modernization to explore electricity sector trends and analyze the challenges and opportunities presented by a changing energy landscape.
The office has responsibility established by the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan for Emergency Support Function (ESF)12. ESF 12 outlines procedures for coordinating and communicating energy issues during an emergency. The Commonwealth Energy Assurance Plan describes the existing energy systems in the state and their relation to emergency management in Kentucky (external link).